{"id":410196,"date":"2025-11-28T08:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/410196\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:12:14","slug":"blueface-claps-back-at-mike-epps-over-prison-release-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/410196\/","title":{"rendered":"Blueface Claps Back At Mike Epps Over Prison Release Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Blueface is pushing back after comments from Mike Epps about celebrating prison releases sparked backlash online. The debate started during Epps\u2019 appearance on the November 16 episode of Artist 2 Artist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotnewhiphop.com\/610053-jim-jones-rallies-the-vl-crew-for-jim-jones-presents-12-days-of-xmas\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"font-semibold hover:text-accent-color border-b-2 border-accent-color\">hosted by Jim Jones<\/a>. In the conversation, Epps criticized what he viewed as the culture of celebrating people coming home from long prison sentences, arguing that it sends the wrong message to young people. He suggested that returning from incarceration shouldn\u2019t be treated as an achievement. He instead urged formerly incarcerated men to instead focus on giving back and helping kids avoid the same path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">By Monday (Nov. 24), Epps comments were misinterpreted by social media. Thus, he had taken to Instagram to clarify his stance following the blowback. In a two-minute video, he apologized for how his comments were received and insisted that he supports men who come home and turn their lives around. \u201cBrothers that come home and change their lives need to be celebrated,\u201d he wrote, stressing that his intent was to discourage romanticizing prison. Not to diminish people\u2019s journeys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">But Blueface wasn\u2019t buying it.<\/p>\n<p>Blueface Doesn&#8217;t Agree With Epps<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">In a sharp response shared to his Instagram, Blueface stood up for people reentering society and called out what he felt was tone-deaf commentary. \u201cPeople\u2019s lifestyles\u2026 you can\u2019t really speak on people\u2019s lifestyle,\u201d Blueface wrote. \u201cIf they come out, doing things the right way and keeping it solid they definitely should be celebrated.\u201d He also added a blunt warning for Epps to &#8220;stay in [his] place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">While Epps sought to cool things down, Blueface\u2019s response reopened the conversation. But social media seemed to defend Epps this time. &#8220;Normalize not going to jail. How about that? Mad cause everyone doesn&#8217;t celebrate prison or jail life,&#8221; one person commented. &#8220;He not living that life style but he for sure lived that life style coming up so he can speak on it,&#8221; another defended. &#8220;Mike epps wasn&#8217;t wrong for the first time,&#8221; another chimed in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Let us know your thoughts on HotNewHipHop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blueface is pushing back after comments from Mike Epps about celebrating prison releases sparked backlash online. 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